PEOPLE on Anglesey are being urged to recycle their old shopping catalogues in a bid to divert tonnes of waste from landfill.

Superstore giants Argos have released new catalogues and council officers on the island are urging people to use their red boxes to recycle their old ones.

“We urge householders on Anglesey to put their old catalogues in their red recycling box.ŠIf we work together we can avoid paper going to in the waste bin and ending up in landfill.ŠPlease recycle it and it can become a useful product,” says Jonathan Eastwood, Acting Chief Waste Management Officer at Isle of Anglesey County Council.

“Home shopping catalogues are very popular and when you have finished shopping please remember: don’t drop it in the black bin, put it in the red box and recycle it,” says Jonathan.

It is estimated that over 36 million Argos catalogues are circulating the UK, each weighing 2kg.

The combined weight is equivalent to 10,000 double-decker buses.

Local residents are urged to take them to the household waste recycling centres in Gwalchmai and Penhesgyn or to place it in the paper recycling banks located across the Island.ŠYou can also take the Argos catalogue back to the store and they will recycle it on your behalf.